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A Modern Metaphor
Today was the first day of Vacation Bible School at my church. Our first lesson was on truth coming from God. We learned about Adam and Eve (Genesis 2-3), the truth God told them, and the lie Satan told them. At our last class gathering before the full assembly, we...
Kitchen Metaphors
When you go to bake something, you must pre-heat the oven first. Sometimes things in life start heating up, and the cookies or the turkey will go in soon, but after a while it will all have been worth the heat! If you read the recipe through all the way before you...
Let’s (Not) Get Political
Lately I've been seeing something among United States/American Christians that has been frustrating me, and I think I should talk about it: We have Americanized our Christianity. While many of us will say that we know our allegiance to God is more important than our...
Notebook Notes
I've been looking back on some old notes again. Here are a few that stuck out. Prayer is not a monologue, it is a dialogue. You are in a conversation with God! The responsibility of worship lies with you. David could lead music, Jesus could pray, Paul could preach,...
As Close As You Want
We can be as close to God as we want to be. We can be as much like Jesus as we want to participate in the process of becoming like Him. We can hear the Holy Spirit as well as we want. Who said we can't be as close to God as Enoch, Moses, Elijah, or Elisha? God is open...
Self-Talk and Self-Listening
What you say to yourself is very important. Sometimes we say things to ourselves that we would never say to others. Sometimes what we say to ourselves is the most intelligent conversation we've had all day. Sometimes we flatter ourselves. Sometimes we bully ourselves....